Considered Leaders in the Profession, the New Fellows Span from Washington D.C. to Singapore AUSTIN, TX – The College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA), a professional, collegial organization established in 2001, will induct 20 new Fellows into its society. The CCA is an invitation only Fellowship that promotes best practices, standards of conduct and ethics in the field of commercial arbitration in the US and internationally. Mark Heley, CCA president, noted that the new inductees are …
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College of Commercial Arbitrators Announces Associates Selected for Inaugural Mentorship Program
The CCA Associates Program Aims to Increase Diversity in the Alternative Dispute Resolution Field AUSTIN, TX – The College of Commercial Arbitrators has completed selection of its first class of “CCA Associates.” The CCA initiated the Associates Program to assist arbitrators from diverse backgrounds with their efforts to develop a commercial arbitration practice. “We received a very strong response to our announcement regarding the CCA Associates Program,” said CCA president, …
CCA Launches New Mentorship Opportunity
The CCA Associates Program Aims to Increase Diversity in the Alternative Dispute Resolution Field The College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA), a professional, collegial organization established in 2001, that celebrates and advocates excellence in the field of commercial arbitration – in the US and internationally – opens registration for a new and rare mentorship opportunity. The CCA designed its Associates Program to share the Fellows’ highest standards of ethics and professional conduct …
CCA Congratulates and Welcomes the New Fellows Class of 2022!
CCA welcomes 20 new Fellows in 2022. More information about our latest class will be coming soon! David M. Benck (Birmingham, AL) John J. Buckley, Jr. (Washington, DC) Mark J. Bunim (New York, NY) Henry G. Burnett (Miami, FL) Theodore K. Cheng (Princeton Junction, NJ) Mark C. Friedlander (Chicago, IL) Thomas P. Hanrahan (Manhattan Beach, CA) Benjamin Hughes (Singapore) David H. Lichter (Aventura, FL) Kathleen D. Paisley (Miami, FL) Elizabeth Penn …
From International Dispute Resolution to Investment Arbitration, the Latest College of Commercial Arbitrators Inductees Among the ‘Most Diverse Yet’
The 12 New Fellows Considered Experts in the Industry; Span from Singapore to New York AUSTIN, TX – The College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA), a professional, collegial organization established in 2001, celebrates and advocates excellence in the field of commercial arbitration – in the US and internationally - inducts 12 Fellows into its invitation-only society. The latest inductees add to more than 200 of the top commercial arbitrators in the industry. “Our new Fellows bring expertise …
CCA’s 2021 Annual Meeting is going Virtual!
Revised program information is now available on the official Event page. Online Registration for CCA Fellows is open! Login as a Fellow first and then visit the official event page. Mark your calendars -- Registration is open! When: October 28-29, 2021 (Board Meeting On October 27th)What: CCA’s 21st Annual MeetingWhere: Online/Virtual …
CCA/IMI/Straus Institute Mixed Mode Task Force
By CCA Fellow Laura Kaster The CCA has been actively engaged for several years in the Task Force on Mixed Mode Processes that is a combined effort of the College, the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution of Pepperdine Law School, and the International Mediation Institute. The Dispute Resolution Section of the NYSBA's journal, the New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, recently published multiple articles on this project summarizing some of this future facing work of the Task Force working …
CCA Congratulates and Welcomes the New Fellows Class of 2021!
CCA welcomes 12 new Fellows in 2021. Learn more about them below. Click here to see their official introductions at the CCA 21st Annual Meeting. Gail A. Andler served as a former California Superior Court judge in Orange County for 22 years, including ten years on the Complex Civil Case Panel. She joined JAMS in 2017. She is a past President of the American College of Business Court Judges. She is very active in the Business Law Section of the ABA, including serving as Chair …
CollArb – CCA’s New Post-Nominal Letter Set
At the request of several of our Fellows who practice internationally, the Executive Committee set out several years ago to try to find a set of post-nominal letters for Fellows to use to indicate their membership in CCA. Fellow Paul Klaas spearheaded the effort to find a post-nominal letter set that did not violate a trademark, nor offend any arbitration-related organizations that had existing post-nominal abbreviations. Paul spent a great deal of time googling abbreviations to find a set …
Congratulations and Welcome New Fellows Class of 2020!
Congratulations New Fellow class of 2020 and welcome to CCA! Hiro N. Aragaki - Los Angeles, CAHon. Ariel E. Belen (Ret.) - New York, NYMaureen Beyers - Phoenix, AZStephen L. Drymer - Montreal, QC, CanadaKabir A.N. Duggal, Ph.D. - New York, NYJonathan W. Fitch - Boston, MACecilia Flores Rueda - Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoAngela Foster, Ph.D. - North Brunswick, NJHon. James T. Giles (Ret.) - Philadelphia, PACarol E. Heckman - Buffalo, NYJack P. Levin - Brooklyn, NYRonald S. Longhofer - Plymouth, …
